Jim Beach

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Henry James Beach[1][2] (born 9 March 1942) is a British lawyer and band manager, best known for being the long-time manager of the rock band Queen, its individual members and the comedy group Monty Python.[3] He was nicknamed "Miami" by Freddie Mercury, a play on his surname. He took over as manager of the band in 1978 after he had acted on their behalf as a lawyer.

Beach is co-founder of Transistor Project, together with Blur's Dave Rowntree.[4] Beach is also the co-founder of the Mercury Phoenix Trust, which promotes AIDS prevention worldwide.[5] Beach lives in Montreux, Switzerland.[6]

Early life

Beach was born in Gloucester. He was educated at Cheltenham College and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he read law.[7] He was a member of the Cambridge Footlights and in 1963 went on a road tour of England and Scotland with Monty Python's Eric Idle and Graeme Garden as the piano player.[3]

Family

He is married to Claudia Beach and has a daughter, Matilda, and a son, Ol. Ol Beach is the frontman for the band Yellowire and was formerly the keyboard player for the rock band Wire Daisies, discovered by Queen's Roger Taylor.[8]

In popular culture

Beach was a producer in the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody. He was portrayed in the film by Tom Hollander.[9]

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